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Gentoo: GLSA 202407-04 Critical: Gnome-shell Privilege Escalation

A vulnerability has been discovered in Liferea, which can lead to remote code execution.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202407-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Liferea: Remote Code Execution Date: July 01, 2024 Bugs: #901085 ID: 202407-03 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== A vulnerability has been discovered in Liferea, which can lead to remote code execution. Background ========== Liferea is a feed reader/news aggregator that brings together all of the content from your favorite subscriptions into a simple interface that makes it easy to organize and browse feeds. Its GUI is similar to a desktop mail/news client, with an embedded web browser. Affected packages ================= Package Vulnerable Unaffected ---------------- ------------ ------------ net-news/liferea < 1.12.10 > = 1.12.10 Description =========== A vulnerability has been discovered in Liferea. Please review the CVE identifier referenced below for details. Impact ====== A vulnerability was found in liferea. Affected by this issue is the function update_job_run of the file src/update.c of the component Feed Enrichment. The manipulation of the argument source can lead to os command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Liferea users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =net-news/liferea-1.12.10" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2023-1350 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1350 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available forviewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-03 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 . A flaw in Liferea may allow for remote code execution. Update to version 1.12.10 to reduce potential threats.. Liferea Security Advisory, Gentoo Remote Execution, Linux Vulnerability Management. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 01, 2024 Gentoo